Specific Plan

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The specific plan is a planning tool typically
used to plan a particular portion of a city or county. Often a specific plan is used by a public
agency to implement the general plan in selected areas of the community
requiring special planning attention. A
specific plan is also used by private property owners to plan large land areas,
particularly where there are multiple owners. A specific plan can be prepared
for a single parcel or multiple parcels.
A specific plan must be consistent with the general plan and must address,
at a minimum, all of the following topics for the geographic area covered by the
plan: a description of the relationship between the specific plan and general
plan; land use; streets and transportation; sewer, water, and drainage
infrastructure; solid waste disposal and energy facilities; development
standards and criteria; conservation and use of natural resources;
implementation regulations and programs; required public works projects; and a
financing plan. A specific plan may
include zoning districts and provisions unique to the plan area or rely on the
existing zoning provisions.

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A joint initiative of San Joaquin Valley Councils of Governments representing each of the region's eight counties, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, the Great Valley Center, and the Fresno State Community and Regional Planning Center